Faucet for urns.



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-i specifications maternelle tammmtadmglema 11915 .i;nppticatonfiled:February 2,1914.` SerialNouSlBu i To all 'whomz'maje/fconcem Be,4 itlknownfthat I, .CHAnLns IjInnvnY, a citizen of the vUnited States, residing at Kansas'Cfity, inithe `county of Jackson and State of Missouri, have invented certain new and useful Impr vements"rinfFaucets for Urns, of which thefol-lowiing a speciiication.

i fllhisiinvention relatesftofaucets for coffeer urns and the like, of that class 1n which the upward pressure of the vessel to receive the coffee effects the opening of the faucet, and the removal of the vessel results in the automatic and instantaneous closure of the faucet, and my, object is to produce means for holding the faucet inclosed position and thus guarding against a person being scalded by accidentally opening the faucet when at work about it.

IVith this object in view the invention consists in certain novel and peculiar fea- -tures of construction and organization as hereinafter described and claimed, and in order that it may be fully understood reference is to be had to the accompanying drawing, in which-` Figure 1, is a central vertical section of a faucet and part of a coffee gage equipped with a three way valve. Fig. 2, is a front view of the faucet equipped with a cam rib for holding the faucet in closed position. Fig. 3, is a perspective view of a sleeve provided with said cam rib.

In the said drawing, where like reference characters identify corresponding parts in all the figures, 1 is the stem, 2 the head, 3 the valve seat and 4- the valve of a faucet, and said faucet is provided with a vertically movable sleeve 5 connected to the stem 6 of the valve, and to a guide pin 7 provided with a head 8 at its upper end, and extending slidingly through an offset 9 of the head of the faucet. Wounted rotatably upon the upper end of the head is a collar 10, provided with a lifting cani 11 for engaging under the head 8 of the pin 7 for the purpose of holding the valve unseated. All of the features thus far described are embodied in a faucet now on the market and hereinbefore referred to, and in this connection it should be stated that the coEee gage 12 is also commonly used on coffee urns.

One of my improvements `is to provide the sleeve 10 with a rib 12, having a cam surface 18 so that when it is desired to guard against the accidental openingV of the faucet through the raising, of the: valve, thereof, `,the sleeve 10 can be turned in thelipnoper direc- `,ti1on conveniently by; applying.@pressure on the` handle 514|:` ,of-z the7 sleeve, ftodis1:1osethe rib l2upon;theahead` 8-of the.; pin 7, -as will be readily understood,l. itbeing f obvious; that the.cam,surface` 13 will have ,fthe ,effect of forcing thepin downward should it stick nota moveg-its i ffulh distance .downward when free to do so. By turning the collar and securing the valve in its closed position, a waiter can work around theffaucet with out fear ofv accidentally raising the valve and getting scalded through the discharge of coffee upon him.

Heretofore in all urns of this character with which I am familiar, a plug valve has been located between the bottom of the gage 12 and the stem of the valve so that the gage can be cut ofi' from communication with both the urn and the faucet. I have found itfde sirable at times to close communication between the gage and urn without closing communication between the former and the faucet, and between the gage and faucet without closing communication between the former and the urn, as well as to close communication between the gage and both the faucet and the urn, and to accomplish this purpose, I have provided a three-way plug valve 15 journaled in the valve opening 16 formed in the stem of the faucet. As shown the valve is in position to establish communication between the urn, the gage and the faucet, which is its normal or operative position. If desired it can be turned a quarter revolution in one direction or a one-fourth revolution in the opposite direction, in the one case cutting off the faucet and establishing communication between the gage and the urn and in the other cutting off the urn and establishing communication between the gage and the faucet. If desired the valve when turned a half revolution establishes communication between the urn and faucet and cuts oif communication between both and the gage.

From the above description it will be apparent that I have produced a device ein-VL bodying the features of advantage enumerated as desirable in the statement of the object of the invention, and I wish it to be understood that while I have illustrated and described the preferred embodiment of the invention, I do not desire to be restricted to the exact details of construction shown and described but reserve the right to makeall changes falling within the spirit and scope of the appended claims.

'- .1. In a faucet having a lift valve and a pin connected'to move upward and down.-V

ward 'with the valve, ak rotatable sleeve, and a rib projecting outward from said sleeve and adapted to be caused to engage the upper side of said pin to Yprevent upward movement thereof. c Y

2. In al faucet `having a lift Valve and a pin connected to move upward and downward with the valve, a rotatable sleeve, and

A a rib projecting outward from said sleeve A and adapted tol be caused` toengagethe up- Copies of'thris patent `may beobtained for per side of said pin to prevent upward movement thereof; said rib having its under CHARLES HARVEY.

Witnesses:

H. C. Ronenns, G. Y. THORPE.

ve cents each, by addressing the Commissioner of Patents,

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